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> [When my reputation was at its height, classmates insulted me right to my face as I walked down the hall. When a teacher called on me, boys snickered and girls rolled their eyes. My body and face burned. I felt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leora-tanenbaum/when-my-reputation-was-at-its-height-classmates-insulted-me-right-to/)

[Leora Tanenbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leora-tanenbaum/)

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## More by Leora Tanenbaum

> [I couldn't stand being identified by my sexuality, I retaliated by insisting that people regard me for my intellectual worth. My intellect became a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leora-tanenbaum/i-couldn-t-stand-being-identified-by-my-sexuality-i-retaliated-by/)

[Leora Tanenbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leora-tanenbaum/)

> [“Everyone knows that children and teens want to blend in and follow the crowd. And from whom do they learn this lesson? Adults, of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leora-tanenbaum/everyone-knows-that-children-and-teens-want-to-blend-in-and-follow/)

[Leora Tanenbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leora-tanenbaum/)

> [“If I had been armed with a feminist understanding that no girl deserves to be called a slut, perhaps I would have fought back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leora-tanenbaum/if-i-had-been-armed-with-a-feminist-understanding-that-no-girl/)

[Leora Tanenbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leora-tanenbaum/)

> [Indeed, girls can be so in need of social approval that they confuse harassment for acceptance--thinking that any attention is better than none. Since…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leora-tanenbaum/indeed-girls-can-be-so-in-need-of-social-approval-that-they-confuse/)

[Leora Tanenbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leora-tanenbaum/)

> [“Intercourse was now forbidden to everyone but married people; bundling disappeared. In its place young courting couples engaged in "petting"--which, interpreted broadly, meant that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leora-tanenbaum/intercourse-was-now-forbidden-to-everyone-but-married-people-bundling/)

[Leora Tanenbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leora-tanenbaum/)

> [“In comparison, young unmarried women in America were fortunate: They had a certain measure of sexual freedom. Eighteenth-century parents allowed their daughters to spend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leora-tanenbaum/in-comparison-young-unmarried-women-in-america-were-fortunate-they/)

[Leora Tanenbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leora-tanenbaum/)

> [“Unwed white girls who became pregnant in the postwar years were considered psychologically disturbed but treatable, whereas their black counterparts were presumed to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leora-tanenbaum/unwed-white-girls-who-became-pregnant-in-the-postwar-years-were/)

[Leora Tanenbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leora-tanenbaum/)

> [When my reputation was at its height, classmates insulted me right to my face as I walked down the hall. When a teacher called…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leora-tanenbaum/when-my-reputation-was-at-its-height-classmates-insulted-me-right-to/)

[Leora Tanenbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leora-tanenbaum/)

> [“When a stranger on the street makes a sexual comment, he is making a private assessment of me public. And though I’ve never been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leora-tanenbaum/when-a-stranger-on-the-street-makes-a-sexual-comment-he-is-making-a/)

[Leora Tanenbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leora-tanenbaum/)

> [“Abstaining from sex, hitting the books, and wearing loose-fitting clothes are common ways that girls try to molt their "slutty" image. But more often…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leora-tanenbaum/abstaining-from-sex-hitting-the-books-and-wearing-loose-fitting/)

[Leora Tanenbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leora-tanenbaum/)

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